The negotiations team is pleased to announce that we have come to agreement with the district on calendars for the years 2012 – 2013, 2013 – 2014, and 2014 – 2015.
Click on the above link to access copies of the calendars.
Brian Tokar, negotiation team member, stated that the team will be looking for access to basic job security, benefits and the ability to advance. Tokar stated his hope that “the new administration at UVM would bring a fresh start in relations with students and faculty.”
The attacks on teachers, firefighters, nurses and other dedicated public employees are coming to Texas. Some very rich individuals who want even more wealth have financed national attacks on public-sector workers. These business interests want to end traditional pension systems as we know them and convert them to riskier 401(k)-style accounts that would benefit the financial industry, not workers. Take The Pledge to Protect Your Pension!
by Gregg Weinlein Published on March 9, 2012 The Record
Parents, legislators, and even student advocates continue to articulate the serious of bullying and the toll this activity takes on children and teens. Some advocates suggest that incidents of cyberbullying should be dealt with as criminal behavior similar to charges such as harassment and stalking. I couldn’t agree more. Too often teens flip off the word “bully” as childish knowing that assailants today are much more vicious than the playground bullies of the previous century. Teenagers today must fend off the silent assassins of the digital age who operate with phones and tablets and plant emotional land mines in social networking sites. The harassment and text assaults perpetrated by some teenagers should have a more criminal connotation then what is too often associated with the word bullying.
follow the link for the entire story : troyrecord.com/articles/2012/03/09/opinion/doc4f58e4ee60292697578518.txt
Source: The New York Times
Date of Publication: March 4, 2012
I AM a special education teacher. My students have learning disabilities ranging from autism and attention-deficit disorder to cerebral palsy and emotional disturbances. I love these kids, but they can be a handful. Almost without exception, they struggle on standardized tests, frustrate their teachers and find it hard to connect with their peers.
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